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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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