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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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