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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants 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 learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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