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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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