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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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