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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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