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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. 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 MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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