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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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