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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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