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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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