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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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