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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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