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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning enable learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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