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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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