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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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