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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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