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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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