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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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