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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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