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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key 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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