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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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