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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning enable students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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