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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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