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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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