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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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