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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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