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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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