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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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