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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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