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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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