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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important 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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