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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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