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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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