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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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