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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also articulates 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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