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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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