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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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