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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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