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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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