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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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