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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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