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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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