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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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