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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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