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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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