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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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