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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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