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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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