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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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