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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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