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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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