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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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