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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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