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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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