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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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