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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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