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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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