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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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