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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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