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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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