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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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