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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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