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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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