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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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