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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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