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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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