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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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