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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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