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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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