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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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