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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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