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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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