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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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