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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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