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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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