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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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