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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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