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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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