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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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