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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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