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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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