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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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