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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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