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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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