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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important 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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