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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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