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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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