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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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