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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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