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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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