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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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