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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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