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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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