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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses 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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