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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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