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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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