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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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