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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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