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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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