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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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