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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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