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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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