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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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