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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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