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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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