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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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