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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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