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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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