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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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