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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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