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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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