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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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