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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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