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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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