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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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