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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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