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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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