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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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