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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in courses online. 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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