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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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