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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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