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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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