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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not 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 a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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