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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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