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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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