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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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