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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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