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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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