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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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