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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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