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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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