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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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