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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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