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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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