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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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