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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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