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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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