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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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