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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major 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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