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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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