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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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