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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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