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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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