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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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