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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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