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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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