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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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