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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the 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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