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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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