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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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