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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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