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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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