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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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