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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting 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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