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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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