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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. 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. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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