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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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