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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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