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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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