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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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