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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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