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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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