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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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