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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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