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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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