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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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