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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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