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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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