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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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