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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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