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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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