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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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