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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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