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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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