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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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