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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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