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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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