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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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