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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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