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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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