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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

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