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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models 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 blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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