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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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