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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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