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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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