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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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