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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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