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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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