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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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