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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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