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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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