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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines 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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