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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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