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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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