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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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