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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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