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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online 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 teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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