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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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