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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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