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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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