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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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