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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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