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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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