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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education