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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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