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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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