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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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