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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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