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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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