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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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