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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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