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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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