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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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