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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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