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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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