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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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