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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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