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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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