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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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