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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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