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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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