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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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