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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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