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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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