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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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