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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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