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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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