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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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