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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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