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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. 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. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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