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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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