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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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