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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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