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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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