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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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