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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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