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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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