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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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