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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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