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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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