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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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