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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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