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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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