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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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