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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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