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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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