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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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