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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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