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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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