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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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