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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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