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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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