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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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