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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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