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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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