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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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