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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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