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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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