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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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