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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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