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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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