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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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