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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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