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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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