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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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