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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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 blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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