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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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