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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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