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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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