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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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