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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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