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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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