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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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