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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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