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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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