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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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