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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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