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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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