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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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