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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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