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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies 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 educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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