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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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