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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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