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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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