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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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