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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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