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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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