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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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