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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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