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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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