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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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