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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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