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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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