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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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