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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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