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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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