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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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