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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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