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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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