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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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