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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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