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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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