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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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