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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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