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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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