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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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