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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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