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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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