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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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