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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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