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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different 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 we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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