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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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