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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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