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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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