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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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