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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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