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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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