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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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