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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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