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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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