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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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