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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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