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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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