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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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