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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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