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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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