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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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