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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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