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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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