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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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