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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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