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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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