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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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