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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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