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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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