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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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