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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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