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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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