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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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