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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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