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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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