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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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