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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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