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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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