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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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