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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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