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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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