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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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