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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure 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 MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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