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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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