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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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