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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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