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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the major 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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