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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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