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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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