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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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