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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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