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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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