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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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