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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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