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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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