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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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