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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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