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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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