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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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