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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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