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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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