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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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