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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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