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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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