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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these MOOC classes? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with 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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