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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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