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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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