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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies 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 we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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