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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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