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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models 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 deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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