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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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