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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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