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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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