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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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