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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 (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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