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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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