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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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