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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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