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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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