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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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