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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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