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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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