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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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