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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iran to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses 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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