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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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