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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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