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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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