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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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