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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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