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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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