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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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