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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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