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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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