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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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