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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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