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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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