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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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