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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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