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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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