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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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