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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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