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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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