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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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