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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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