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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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