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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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