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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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