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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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