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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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