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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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