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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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