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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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