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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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