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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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