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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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