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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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