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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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