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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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