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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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