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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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