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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not 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 elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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