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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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