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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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