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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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