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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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