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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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