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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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