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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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