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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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