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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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