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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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