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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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