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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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