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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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