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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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