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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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