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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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