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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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