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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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