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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators 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 MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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