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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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