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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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