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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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