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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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