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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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