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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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