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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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