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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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