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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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