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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational ventures. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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