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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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