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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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