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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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