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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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