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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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