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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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