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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. 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. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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