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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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