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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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