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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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