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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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