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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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