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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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