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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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