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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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