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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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