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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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