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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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