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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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