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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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