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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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