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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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