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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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