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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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