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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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