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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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