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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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