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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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