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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes 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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