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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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