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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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