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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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