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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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