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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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