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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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