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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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