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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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