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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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