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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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