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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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