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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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