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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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