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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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