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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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