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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

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