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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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