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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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