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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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