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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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