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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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