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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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