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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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