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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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