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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education