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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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