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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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